Lions propose change in the way the playoffs are seeded

St.Dan said
The first season I remember in full as a kid happens to have been the strike-shortened 1982 season, when only nine regular season games were played. The playoffs that year were seeded by straight-up record and not by whoever won whichever division.

I dare say it might be a better system -- one that might eliminate weak division winners from getting home playoff games. The 2010 Seahawks and recent Buccaneer teams come to mind.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...e-playoff-seeding-record-not-division-winners

Unless they are going to take Lombardis name of the trophy and put Shulas on instead I am against this change.

Ive mentioned before Shula coached a team that had the best record in the NFL and was left out of the playoffs because they didnt win their division. Lombardi won the Superbowl that year giving him 2 Superbowls. Had Shula been given a chance he might easily have 3 or more.

How is that possible you might ask? In 1967 two teams in the Coastal Divisiion finished 11-1-2 while the Packers finished 9-4-1. The Rams won the tie breaker because they beat Shula's Colts in the final season of the game (having tied the other head-to-head matchup).

So if you cant win your own division dont cry!